Christmas may be over, but BBC1 recently gifted viewers a giant present in the form of wildlife documentary Spy in the Snow.

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Narrated by former Doctor Who star David Tennant, the show explored the natural wintry habitats of some cute and extremely relatable animals.

First off: a group of penguins who looked like they’d enjoyed one too many Christmas sherries.

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And then there were the otters that viewers learned could eat a quarter of their body weight in a single day.

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Audiences at home also witnessed an Adèlie Penguin break up a fight between some chicks and a giant petrel.

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There was also the sight of a polar bear trying to woo a partner with some very questionable dancing…

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…before they turned a camera into a football.

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Don’t worry if you missed all this: Spy in the Snow is available to watch now on BBC iPlayer.

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